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Chapter 4: New World, New Beginnings.
It was a small but somewhat lively village, where they sold goods to travelers that would come and go. Most people would refer to it as a village of poverty, where most of the goods sold were basic equipment and items, with a narrow selection of foods in the market. Most people living in the village itself all wore slightly outdated and torn clothing and were rather poor, all doing the best they can with what they had to keep going. The only reason business wasn't dead is because it was also a decent village for most travelers looking for a quick stop.
Somewhere inside this small village is where our resident blond shinobi was sleeping. Naruto was attempting to catch up on some much needed rest; life for the past week hasn't exactly treated him particularly well. It's been exactly two years since Naruto was banished from Konoha, and they haven't been the most relaxing or calming years for the 15 year old boy. It was like he was fighting a constant battle just to live. It was a change in his life that took some getting used to, but he was more than quick to accept and adapt to it. He was sleeping somewhat unrestingly, right before he heard a loud noise coming from the room next door which promptly woke him from his slumber. He opened his eyes and grumbled something about hating thin hear through walls.
He sighed before he got up and took a look at himself in the mirror. "Although, I should probably get moving, I can't stay here for too long…" He said out loud, before getting ready to head out. Of course, with Konoha having branded Naruto a rogue ninja, he didn't have the luxury of staying in one place for too long. Due to being a rogue, he was often hunted down for various reasons with the most prominent ones being money or cred.
Of course, that's not to say the half blood couldn't take care of himself. Far from it, actually. Since becoming one with the demon fox, his capabilities have skyrocketed greatly. He didn't have complete control over the kyuubi's power of course, far from it, but it made getting rid of any threat to him rather easy unless he was dealing with some high class ninja. At which point he would need to try and put forth some effort.
He had finally finished getting dressed and made sure to put his hoodie, before exiting his room and making his way downstairs to the check in/out station. In front of the station was a rather young yet cute girl with pink haired styled into a ponytail with a hair clip. She had light purple and was dressed in formal attire. She was wearing a sleeveless purple uniform with a red tie and a short purple skirt, with what looked to be knee highs and black slip on shoes to top it off. She looked rather bored and annoyed to blonde , once she saw Naruto her expression changed to a more pleasant one.
"Ah! ! Good morning, i would like to apologies for the low quality of your room. I know it wasn't the most cozy, but the Inn has been packed lately with the increase of travelers and that was the best I could do for you." The young girl said. Unlike a lot of customers, she was rather fond of the young boy who would come and go.
Naruto merely put up a hand and shook his head, stopping any further apology. "Don't...I appreciate the services and hospitality Zuru. Although I'll be taking my leave now, I can't stay here for too long. Don't want to cause you any further trouble...Is the old man here?" Naruto asked, as he started to fill out the check out sheet. While It was true that being a rogue ninja, Naruto couldn't enter or access many villages, especially big named ones, the boy had developed a couple of connections and favors with a few lesser known and developed ones during some of his traveling. Due to this, he would be able to call in favors here and there with minimal issues, such as staying for a day or two at an Inn.
Zuru merely shook her head in response to his question. She already knew it was going to be awhile before she saw the man in front of her. "You know you don't have to keep running around like this, i'm sure the old man wouldn't mind you staying. We have means to keep your presence hidden as well if you're worried about being tracked." She asked.
Naruto had finished signing the form and handed it to her. "Sorry Zuru, but I can't do that. There are some really dangerous people out there who are willing to go to far lengths to get what they want. I appreciate the offer, I do, but I simply can't stay," Naruto said. The boy had tried to make it a habit not to get too close to anyone, not just because it was always easier to work alone than to worry about someone else but because he didn't want to let anyone near his heart again. He refused to after that fateful day.
Zuru sighed, knowing she wouldn't be able to change Naruto's mind and she'd be fighting a losing battle trying to. She put up a small smile before momentarily looking at the form. "Pity then. You're one of the more humble and normal customers around here, so i can honestly say ill miss you for a bit." The young lady said before taking the form and putting it below her desk. She meant it as well, Naruto was one of the few customers she found that she could actually stand to get along with. Everyone other person to come to the Inn was either some Drunk, Creep, or unpleasant and rude individual with a sense of entitlement. She smiled slightly at him. "Well, take care . Be safe in your travels and come visit whenever you can!" She said with enthusiasm in her voice.
Naruto turned around and put his hand up as a means of waving goodbye. "Yeah...you too." he said before he walked towards the exit and left the inn. He put on his hood the moment he left the building, he felt even with the old man's word of him being welcomed here, he couldn't be too safe. He started walking towards the village gate, as his first train of thought was hunt some food for himself. One of the many things Naruto could say he hated about being on the run, was the fact he didn't have many traditional means of making money, so he didn't have reliable ways of keeping himself financially stable. This in return made feeding himself rather rough, so he would have to go out and hunt animals for food.
After minutes of walking, Naruto finally made it to the village gate. He walks out and looks ahead. "Now, First things first. I need to start finding somewhere I can actually stay at for a while instead of these small villages. The Anbu black has been getting pretty close on my tail lately, and it doesn't help that other nations have started sending assassins and high class ninja for me...at the rate I'm going they'll catch up to me eventually." He thought. Not that Naruto was actually concerned about these guys mind you, but he would rather avoid any huge conflict and bloodshed until he could fully control his power. After all, what good would destroying Konoha do if he just lost himself in his own power during the on slaughter? The village would get their just deserts in due time, he just needed time to further train to control his abilities. He rationalized.
Naruto was quickly pushed out of his thoughts, as he heard a sudden ruttle of bushes. "Anbu black?" He thought. He shook his head as he would have sensed them if they were nearby, and he made sure to cover his tracks well enough to where tracking him would be severely slowed. So who is it?
Naruto guard was instantly dropped when he realized not who, but what it was that had gotten him worked up. It was a passing deer that had popped its head out of the bush, it appeared to be looking for something. It's gaze landed towards Naruto, before it sprinted away startled by the young boy.
Naruto looked at it's direction momentarily before he heard his own stomach growl, indicating that it wanted food, and it wanted it now. He sighed, before pulling out a Kunai. "Change of plans for now, i suppose finding myself a meal for the day will have to come first." He thought, before he quickly followed the direction the dear had taken, making sure to conceal his complete presence to ensure the dear wouldn't be further alerted.
He continued to follow the sprinting deer for the next 15 minutes. The chase taking longer than it should have. Now, Naruto was no stranger to hunting animals. In fact, he had gotten pretty damn good at it over the last 2 years. He could have easily killed it, it wouldn't even know what hit it. So why was he taking so long to kill a simple deer?
Because he felt bad for it.
Naruto was no stranger to being treated like an animal, especially during his childhood. So he often felt he could relate to the animal in some strange way. What was strange enough to the boy, was that he felt as through the deer was leading him to somewhere. The chase continued, until it had lead to the end of the forest and into a rather rocky and isolated area with a tunnel hanging in front of a tunnel.
Naruto's chase had came to an abrupt end, as he had no more branches to jump from. He jumped and landed on the ground before looking at the deer once more.
The deer in question had looked at Naruto before running into the cave, the last thing being heard was it's footsteps.
Naruto jumped down from the branch before stopping to eye the Cave the deer ran into. He was pretty familiar with the surrounding area around this small village yet he had never been to this area before. "Nowhere to run now little guy...i'll try to make this as quick and painless as possible." he said as he pulled out 3 kunai with his left hand, before walking inside the Cave. Intent on killing the deer without hesitation.
As he enters deeper into the cave, he starts noticing his path of vision getting darker, however once his eyes properly adjusted to the lack of light, seeing become less of an issue. He kept on walking, eyes searching for the deer until he came across two separate tunnels, leading to two different paths he reasoned.
"The deer could of gone either way here, so it looks like I'll have to improvise." He put up his hands as he was about to summon a shadow clone, at least until he saw a small bright light down the path of the right tunnel. "That light...what was it? Does it lead to a possible exit?" He thought, before he slowly walked down the right tunnel.
He immediately regretted his decision, as the small light had soon developed into a blinding light that begins to engulf the half breed. "What the-?" Was the only thing Naruto got out before the light engulfed him completely before slowly dispersing. Naruto was nowhere to be seen in the cave. It was as if he had disappeared.
To an unknown location
Naruto quickly jumps out of the end of the tunnel, slightly taken aback at the turn of events. "What the hell was that?" Was the only thing the boy could ask, before the portal behind him quickly disappeared. He quickly gets up before he takes a look at his surroundings, which surprised him greatly to say the least.
It looked like he was back in the forest, except this time around it was a sight for sore eyes. The forest looked to be a shell of its former self. The surrounding trees and ground were dead of life, as if a war had stroke and destroyed everything in its path. Another difference was a nearby lake that was dark and blighted red, that if one were to look closely enough they would assume it was a lake of blood. To top it all off, there was what appeared to be a scarecrow that was poled towards to end of cliff leading towards the bloody lake.
Naruto simply stared in amazement, as he looked at the scene beyond him. He had never seen anything like it, it almost gave him chills. Something he thought he was null of. "This forest...It's completely dead of life, and the atmosphere...it feels so much different. Where the hell am i? And why was that...portal there?" Naruto started questioning, and was about to continue further until he saw a trace of footsteps.
"I may not know where i am, but maybe I'll find that out soon enough…" He said before he went onto follow the footsteps. He didn't know what to expect, he was walking into unfamiliar territory after all. He just figured finding some answers would be better than standing around looking lost in what he deemed was the middle of nowhere.
One thing he didn't expect to see however, was what he saw to be a white haired young girl in a uniform getting harassed by some punk in a similar uniform.
The punk in question stepped forward. "Come on babe, don't be so hard to get. All I'm asking for is a little quality time together if you catch my drift…" He ended with a chuckle, before looking at the girl in front of him with a wanting look.
The girl being harassed responded with clear annoyance in her voice. "I believe i do, and like I said last time i'm not interested. I'd rather drop dead than be with pathetic filth such as yourself Saizo. Now I'm only going to give you one more chance, move it." She said warningly, as she made an attempt to walk past him.
He puts his hand on the tree, closing the distance between the two of them. "Now see, i can't have that. Not when our fun hasn't even begun." He said, before eyeing Moka who seemed to be at the end of her patience. She looked like she was about to retort until both heard a sudden call out.
"HEY! JACKASS!"
Saizo growled in annoyance, before leaning away from Moka to see the source of where the taunting voice had come from. "Tch, what punk is itching for a death-" Saizo yelled out, before a solid kick to the face sent him flying as he broke through several branches as he laid out cold.
Naruto simply landed, having delivered the clean kick to Saizo before breathing out and looking at the direction the man flew in."Ya know, sexually harassing woman isn't very nice." He said, before turning his eyes to the woman across from him. He expected her to be grateful and thank her for the assist, as he would usually expect from this kind of situation.
He was mistakenly wrong of course, as the girl looked pissed and quite undignified. She walked up towards Naruto, glaring daggers at him before asking. "How dare you?!"
Naruto, who was simply confused at this turn of events who only look around, hoping the girl had been talking to someone else nearby that he was unaware of. He looked at moka, before asking the one thing that had been on his mind. "Who are you talking to?" He asked.
The question had seemed to tick off the girl, as she looked at Naruto with a look of irritation. "You obviously, you pathetic filth!" She said as if it were the most obvious thing.
Naruto was starting to get irritated himself, as he delivered a glare of his own at the girl. He helps her out and she's mad at him for it? "Excuse me?" He asked with a tone of indignation.
The girl had stepped up to Naruto before looking him straight in the eyes before answering his question. "Who the hell do you think you are coming over here thinking i can't solve MY problems?" She asked daringly at the boy in front of him. She didn't know who he was, she wasn't even sure he was a student at the academy but he sure had a lot of nerve.
Naruto merely looked astonished, that's what she was mad about? "No, I simply saw what i thought was someone in need of help.
The girl chuckled before turning her head slightly to the side. "Bullshit, that's the same excuse every man uses when they don't want to tell a woman that they're a damsel in distress." She spat.
Naruto was doing his best to keep his composure. "Do I LOOK like i'm looking at you like a damsel in distress?" Naruto exclaimed with irritation clear in his voice.
The white haired girl simply looked at him, clearly not buying what he was selling. "You don't have to, your actions more than speak for themselves." She said with plenty of verdict in her voice.
Naruto could only sigh in frustration. This was going nowhere, and he knew trying to further convince the girl would be pointless. "Look women, I've done nothing but try to help you with that douchebag, so if that was a problem i'm sorry, okay?" He breathed out, he hated sucking up to people, but arguing would otherwise get him nowhere. Besides, he needed answers and perhaps she could provide them to him if he played it nice.
"Now, if you don't mind telling me, where the hell are we?" Naruto asked.
The blood eyed girl kept her glare strong, but it eases up as slight confusion arose in her eyes. "The forest, where else would we be?" She said matter of factly.
Naruto however, wasn't satisfied with that answer, and blew out before rephrasing the question.
"Not exactly what i meant smartass. Actually, let me rephrase that...is there anything in specific nearby?" He asked.
The girl simply looked at Naruto, confused as she thought the answer was obvious. Regardless, she put aside her anger and answered his question sincerely. "Well, there's a school called Yokai Academy. That's where I was heading before that filth started flirting with me."
Naruto was completely clueless about what yokai academy even was, as he had never once heard of it in his life. He could only bring himself to ask. "...The hell is Yokai Academy?"
The silver haired girl could only look at the boy incredulously, as if he had just asked her the dumbest thing she had heard. "Are you fucking kidding me?" She asked.
Naruto looked completely serious, before repeating his question furthermore. "No, I'm serious. What the hell is yokai academy? I've never once heard of it." He clarified.
The girl could only sigh in annoyance as she looked at the boys expression, and he looked completely serious. He really was clueless about where he was and what was going on. "Well...To put it short? Yokai Academy is a High School specifically for students who are supernatural creatures such as ourselves or as humans like would like the call us...Monsters." Moka said, as she spat the last bit of her sentence with disgust clearly on her face.
Naruto could only give her a look of understanding, it didn't take a genius to figure out the girl had a dislike for humans. "A school for monsters huh? Just where the hell did i get myself suck into?" The boy thought before daringly asking something. "Hmm...you wouldn't mind telling me what it's like at yokai academy would you? Uhhh.." He ended, realizing he didn't exactly know what to address her as.
Moka realizing the delay simply gave Naruto a roll of the eyes before retorting. " ...Moka Akashiya is my name. Also why would you want to know that? Besides, almost every monster out there has heard of Yokai Academy. It's almost common knowledge.
Naruto quickly explained himself before the girl. "Naruto Uzumaki, and I was curious, that's all." He said.
Moka raised an eyebrow, before answering the boys curiosity. "Well, I guess you could say it isn't any different from any normal school in terms of what you would expect from a school. Like i said before, it's really just a High School specifically for Supernatural creatures. It's pretty much here for students to not attend schools in the human world." She explained.
"Human world?" Naruto questioned in thought. This definitely triggered some red flags for Naruto. He started getting the feeling he was somewhere else entirely. So there are two separate worlds? A monster one and a human one? But he had never heard of such a thing. The only "monsters" he had heard of was tailed beast but even that was a stretch. Unless he was in some kind of alternate reality...He reasoned, trying to make sense of everything.
His thoughts would of continued further until he was brought back to reality as she continued with her explanation. "However, I must admit it's a pretty nice school. We are provided with a pretty nice education, clean clothes, healthy food with a variety of choices, and our own dormitories."
Naruto nodded in interest, from what he hearing this Yokai Academy didn't sound too bad. He would need to check it out, see if he could enroll at least until he figured things out.
Of course, before he even thought about enrolling he had to see for himself what he would be dealing with. Naruto, while liking what he was hearing was still rather skeptical. He hated what he was about to ask. "Well then, in that case would ya mind...ya know...showing me around the academy?"
Moka stared blankly at Naruto. "What? You mean like get enrolled?" She asked.
Naruto shook his head before clarifying. "Now I didn't say that now. I just want to stick around and see if I would like it better living here than I would my current lifestyle."
Moka looked at the boy with slight sympathy in her eyes. "Oh, so you're poor?" She concluded
Naruto cringed at the conclusion. Although she wasn't necessarily wrong, he hated the term due to it's blunt definition and association. "Well, not exactly. I'm homeless to be exact." He corrected
Moka looked at Naruto before sighing once more. Kami, how helpless he was. "...Fine, I'll show you around for the day. You might have to register as a guest and relative of mine, but the school should make an exception for today if we're lucky. "
Naruto nodded, silently thankful the girl had decided to accept his request. "Alright, I appreciate it." He said with a little sincerity in his voice.
Moka turned around before delivering a warning to Naruto. "Although let's get one thing straight. This doesn't make us friends, so don't go around fighting battles or i'll put you in your place. I'm more than capable of handling myself." Said stated.
Naruto puffed before responding back. "No promises sweetheart, after all truth be told I didn't do it purely to help you out. I merely hate scum like that Saizo guy, people who abuse their power and think they can go around harassing others." Naruto said rather coldly.
Moka turned to look at him slightly, before walking back towards the school campus with Naruto following her trail. The walk to the campus while short, was a quiet and rather tense one. Neither individuals were willing to make to an ounce of conversation, so the walk back for rather long for both.
When they finally arrive outside of the forest and in front of the gate, Naruto found himself slightly amazed at the sight of Yokai Academy. It was big, much bigger than the academy at Konoha. He had never seen anything like it, the design of it was also rather more complex and up to date, which added a prestige look to the school.
Naruto whistled before speaking up his amazement. "Wow, I've never seen anything like this in my lifetime." he said.
Moka looked at the boy beside her perplexedly. "What? You've seriously never been to or seen a school before? It's nothing special."
Naruto simply shook his head. "No, of course i have...just not one this big before." He clarified as Moka looked strangely at the half breed.
"I must say, You're one strange man" The pure vampire said.
Naruto merely looked at the girl beside him before focusing his attention back at the school in front of him. "Perhaps, but you are as strange to me as I am to you." He came back. He could have sworn he heard a small chuckle escaped from the girl.
"Please, i consider myself normal if you will. Now, if you are considering staying and enrolling, I could show you the dormitories and around the school for a bit after classes end so you aren't totally loss on your first day here." She offered.
Naruto appreciated the gesture, and thanked Moka. "Thanks, it'll be nice to familiarize myself with this place."
Moka began walking towards the entrance now with Naruto tagging along shortly afterwards. The hallways were somewhat active, with new and ongoing students chatting and befriending one another. "Now, we have about 10 minutes before class starts so make it quick." Moka grabbed Naruto's arm before dragging him across the hallway.
It slightly startled Naruto, but he kept his cool before asking. "So where are we going? To class i assume?" He asked.
Moka shook her head before answering. "Not quite yet, class doesn't start until 10 minutes from now. So in the meantime we are going to the student center to get you a guest pass for today. Like i said earlier, you'll need it to tag along with me for today since you aren't an enrolled student. Just let me do the talking."
Naruto simply complied with the girls choice, it had almost slipped his mind. It wasn't a long trip, as it was just around the corner from the entrance. Once they got there, He saw a lady who judging by her appearance looked to be in her mid 30s. She wore formal attire, wearing a gray business shirt with a brownish shirt. Unlike the school uniforms however, her skirt was long enough to where it conceal enough of her lower body to where he wouldn't get any unwanted pantyshots, but it was still long enough to reveal her well toned curvy thighs. "She looked at the two with a rather blank look before saying her usual saying. "How may I help you two today?"
Moka stared at the woman trying to read her, which was something that always bothered her. She considered herself rather perceptive, and could read most people without much issue. However, The receptionist was a different story. She put the thought aside before asking her a question. "Yes Miss, My friend here...came to visit me for today and his ride ditched him. So i was wondering if he could have a guest pass for today."
The woman simply eyed the young boy beside the young Vampire. "Hmmm, well normally I'd be inclined to say no, but since today is the first day of the semester I'll be nice and make an exception today." She said with an uptight voice before grabbing a form. "Just sign this form and i'll give you a guest pass for today." She said before handing the slip to Naruto.
He looked at the slip, as he all he saw it asked of was basic information such as his name, birth, and age. After looking at the form over, he signed everything out before handing it back to the stoic lady, before she reached down under her desk and handed Naruto a guest pass. "These guest passes are primarily used for parents or relatives of students but like i mentioned before, today is an exception." She stated matter of factly to the young boy.
Naruto stared at the guest pass, before putting it in his pocket. "Right, Thank you. I appreciate it.
The office lady simply waved the boy off, as she went back to filing through papers. Both Moka and Naruto left the office and starting walking off right before they heard the school bell indicating that class had begun.
Moka blew before voicing frustration. "Shit, getting the pass took a bit longer than i thought. I'm late for class now. Come on, we have to hurry" Moka said before she picked up her current pace and went up stairs.
Naruto simply followed her lead, and followed her upstairs as well. Soon enough, both arrive in front of a room which Naruto assumed was Moka's classroom. Naruto was about to walk in, before Moka pulled him back. ""Before you go in, i want to get a few things clear." She said with
Naruto simply shrugged in response, but was willing to listen. "And that would be?" He asked.
"If anyone ask, don't tell them about you being homeless. That'll be sure to rise a couple questions regarding your background, and the majority of people here including a few teachers aren't the most...stable individuals to say the least. If anyone ask just say you're...a friend of mine." The white haired Vampire struggle to say once more. Naruto thought about confronting her about that, but figured it'd be best not to push her buttons. Besides, he rarely knew the girl, so he also doubted she'd just tell him. He nodded in response.
"Okay, good. Let's get going then, i don't feel like being anymore late than I already am."She complained, before opening the door and entering the room with Naruto following suite. As soon as both entered the room, all eyes were on them. The teacher also had their gaze set on the two individuals. She appeared to be a young blonde woman with emerald eyes who appeared to be in their early 30s. She wore a blue and white dress with what looked like armor plates covering her torso as well as arms. She looked at Moka with stern eyes with a small look of disappointment on her face. "Moka Akashiya...you're late. Not exactly what I would call a great way to start your second year."
Moka closed her eyes, knowing why was less than stellar to see her come in late. She was a pretty smart girl, and often prided herself on that, she was just less than motivated to be here. So as a result, she would come in late or skip classes here and there which didn't bud well with certain teachers. "I got caught up in something on the way here, but understood. I'll do better to upkeep my attendance."
"Saber's gaze lessen significantly after hearing the girls explanation. "I hope you keep to that promise as well Akashiya." Saber said before her gaze moved onto Naruto, who was standing beside the Moka. "And who is this young man you happened to bring along? Is he a new student?" She asked wanting confirmation. She had never seen the man before, and he was dressed in unusual clothing.
Moka shook her head before explaining the situation to Saber. "Well, not exactly. I happened to run into him on my way here, and he said he wanted to observe the school and decide if he would like to enroll."
Saber looked over at Naruto before, as if she was thinking and contemplating something before turning her attention back to Naruto. "Well, if he wishes to enroll, that's a matter he should discuss with the headmaster. He can help you with that, as well as talk with you regarding the details of a late acceptance. So long as you have a guest pass, i don't mind you observing our class, however, you'll be treated like any other student. Now, what is your name?"
Naruto walked up slightly before introducing himself. "Naruto. Naruto Uzumaki is the name, was it?"
Saber nodded "Yes that is correct. Now, you may take a seat next to Moka if you will." Naruto simply nodded in response, before he and Moka take their respective seats next to each other.
Saber walked back behind her desk and up to the board before continuing with her class. "Now, as i was saying. Since most of you are new students, before we dive into today's lesson we are going to go over the rules as well as what is to be expected from this class." She finished before she heard a select few groans from the class. She glared at the class, quickly shutting down all complaints.
She continued with her explanation of the rules soon afterwards when she was assured she had the classes attention. "The first rule being, under no reasons are students allowed to reveal their true forms to one another. Those caught doing so will face consequences unless it's done in self-defense, good reason, or if you have a special case such as Moka Akashiya." She said before pausing, making sure her words went well with her students. "Secondly, no humans for any reason whatsoever is allowed to walk on school grounds." She finished verdictly.
This was the rule that peaked Naruto's interest and slight worry, as he called out to Saber wanting some verification. "Hey ?"
Saber turned to Naruto in response to his call out. "Naruto, if you do decide to enroll in this school I suggest you keep in mind that students must raise their hand if they have any questions. I'll usually just ignore you otherwise."
Naruto was a bit taken aback by the sudden backlash, but otherwise understood where she was getting at. "My apologies, but i just wanted to know what would theoretically happen if a human was scene walking on school grounds?"
Saber momentarily halted, before she turned to Naruto and answered his question. "Well, this rule was recently added due to recent altercations from last year. It's normally impossible for any human to get here, as the school is enclosed by a giant secret barrier. Although, if somehow a human was to get through they would more than likely be killed on the spot.
This immediately raised some flags for Naruto, as he wasn't sure if enrolling here would be any better than being homeless and on the run back at home if it ran the risk of him being killed. "Holy shit...So this really is a school strictly for monsters. If i want to stay alive I'll need to make sure nobody finds out i'm half human." He thought before his gaze turned to Moka, who's gaze momentarily find his before looking the other way. "From what I've seen, Moka doesn't seem to suspect me, so my identity seems safe for the moment. This is fucked, Even if I didn't want to enroll, leaving would be out of the question considering i have nowhere to go. Enrolling would be my best bet if i'm to figure things out, but I'll need to play my cards right if I actually go through with staying here. Death is literally always following me around." He concluded in thought before he heard Saber voice.
She looked at the boy somewhat curiously, as he was in deep thought. "Why do you ask?"
Naruto quickly thought of as an excuse. "Oh, no reason in particular. It's just this is my first time coming to an all monster school, as I come from a village of poverty where humans are seen from time to time. I was curious is all." He said. He didn't necessarily lie, as he did come and visit a village in poverty and humans were very well present there.
Saber seemed satisfied with the answer, as she her eyes left Naruto before readjusting themselves to the class. "I see then. Well, if that's the only question regarding that, let's continue going over the remainder of the rules as well as what you will be learning for the rest of the semester."
Naruto sighs and the class continued on with everyone beginning to take out their notebooks and writing utensils. He simply shook his head and mumbled before putting his attentions towards spectating the class. Well if one thing was certain for him, things would be very interesting around here. That was for sure.
And that's it for today's chapter! Hope you guys enjoyed it. Here's a small glimpse of the new and improved Naruto, he may seem tamed but trust me, you'll see a lot more of his personality next chapter. Also, I've gotten a couple of pms and reviews surprisingly about a few things, which I want to take a minute to go over.
So i've had people tell me that Anko wouldn't side with Danzo or if anything would be more inclined to help Naruto rather then go against him, since she has some idea of what he is going through. You aren't wrong but there is a reason why Anko stood against Naruto, however, telling you would spoil a couple things that happen later on in the story. So you'll find out about why Anko participated in the trial and turned against Naruto later on.
Another thing is people were telling me that the council doesn't exist, and mostly that there were only advisers. I'm very well aware of all this. Now, apart from this being my story and wanting to try and add something different, I added the council partly because their existence will play a pretty significant part in how the story plays out later on and you'll find out how they came to be as well. The Hokage is still a very powerful individual and has most of the power, but lets just say there are a few special...cases where the council can override that. I'll explore more later on in the story.
Last thing, I'm also well aware that you can't banish someone and brand them a rogue ninja in the canon story. For the sake of the story however, that isn't the case.
Overall, basically what i'm trying to say is if something doesn't make sense, it'll more than likely be explored on at some point in the story. There's going to be a lot of development as this story plays out.
Welp, that's all i have to say for now. Again, hope you enjoyed this chapter! Until the next time. Chris signing out.